One Winning Ticket Takes Brazil's Mega-Sena Jackpot
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A single ticket has won the top prize in Brazil's popular Mega-Sena lottery.
Mega-Sena is one of the biggest lottery games in Brazil. Players choose six numbers and hope they match the official draw.
The winning ticket was sold for contest number 3043. In that draw, one bet correctly matched all six numbers and took the jackpot.
The Mega-Sena holds draws several times a week, and the results are always published so players can check their tickets.
Another recent draw, contest 3045, took place on a Sunday. The numbers from that draw were also announced to the public.
In contest 3045, 43 bets placed in the state of MS (Mato Grosso do Sul) matched four numbers, a result known as a quadra.
While the quadra prize is smaller than the jackpot, it still pays out money to everyone who matches four numbers.
Mega-Sena is run by a national lottery operator and is one of the most popular ways for Brazilians to try to win a large amount of money.
Millions of tickets are sold before every draw, but only a small number of players ever match all six numbers.
The lottery organisers publish the winning numbers online right after each draw, so players do not have to wait long to learn the results.
Vocabulary10 words
- Mega-Sena
- the name of a famous lottery game in Brazil
- contest
- one single round or game of the lottery
- jackpot
- the biggest prize you can win in a lottery
- draw
- the event when winning numbers are picked
- quadra
- matching four numbers correctly in Mega-Sena
- MS
- short name for the Brazilian state Mato Grosso do Sul
- bet
- the numbers a player chooses and pays for
- operator
- the company or group that runs something, like a lottery
- publish
- to show information to everyone
- match
- to be exactly the same as something
Quiz
Answer key
1. It matched all six numbers and won the jackpot 2. Matching four numbers 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A single ticket has won the top prize in Brazil's popular _____ lottery.
Mega-Sena is one of the biggest lottery games in Brazil. Players choose six numbers and hope they _____ the official draw.
The winning ticket was sold for contest number 3043. In that draw, one bet correctly matched all six numbers and took the _____.
The Mega-Sena holds draws several times a week, and the _____ are always published so players can check their tickets.
Another recent draw, contest 3045, took place on a _____.
In contest 3045, 43 bets placed in the state of _____ matched four numbers, a result known as a quadra.
While the quadra prize is smaller than the jackpot, it still pays out money to everyone who matches four numbers.
Mega-Sena is run by a national lottery _____ and is one of the most popular ways for Brazilians to try to win a large amount of money.
Millions of _____ are sold before every draw, but only a small number of players ever match all six numbers.
The lottery organisers _____ the winning numbers online right after each draw, so players do not have to wait long to learn the results.